Demographic Characteristics of SEER-CAHPS Respondents by Health Plan Type Accessible Tables

The tables below provide demographic information for SEER-CAHPS respondents.

All Demographic Characteristics
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Total 562,511 325,110 57.80 237,401 42.20 1,380,253 836,063 60.57 544,190 39.43
Age at Survey
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Under 65 39,566 21,488 6.61 18,078 7.61 170,238 96,186 11.50 74,052 13.61
65-74 283,214 170,222 52.36 112,992 47.60 670,364 417,911 49.99 252,453 46.39
75–84 188,739 107,121 32.95 81,618 34.38 404,702 246,942 29.54 157,760 28.99
85+ 50,992 26,279 8.08 24,713 10.41 134,949 75,024 8.97 59,925 11.01
Gender
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Male 276,733 158,695 48.81 118,038 49.72 558,113 333,272 39.86 224,841 41.32
Female 285,778 166,415 51.19 119,363 50.28 822,140 502,791 60.14 319,349 58.68
Race/Ethnicity
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
NH White 415,040 227,928 70.11 187,112 78.82 938,827 533,865 63.85 404,962 74.42
NH Black 40,698 27,305 8.40 13,393 5.64 111,835 76,742 9.18 35,093 6.45
NH Asian 19,751 13,203 4.06 6,548 2.76 71,095 48,200 5.77 22,895 4.21
NH North American Native 1,791 988 0.30 803 0.34 5,875 3,123 0.37 2,752 0.51
NH Mixed 9,316 5,308 1.63 4,008 1.69 25,817 15,476 1.85 10,341 1.90
NH Other 2,686 1,980 0.61 706 0.30 7,657 5,493 0.66 2,164 0.40
Hispanic 41,947 29,608 9.11 12,339 5.20 137,459 101,161 12.10 36,298 6.67
Unknown 31,282 18,790 5.78 12,492 5.26 81,688 52,003 6.22 29,685 5.45
Education
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Did Not Complete High School 110,220 72,290 22.24 37,930 15.98 296,881 200,289 23.96 96,592 17.75
High School Graduate or GED 164,537 97,886 30.11 66,651 28.08 406,643 250,435 29.95 156,208 28.70
Some College/2-years Degree 128,669 73,394 22.58 55,275 23.28 310,868 185,049 22.13 125,819 23.12
4-years College Graduate 54,553 28,066 8.63 26,487 11.16 120,870 66,191 7.92 54,679 10.05
More than 4-years College Degree 71,238 32,945 10.13 38,293 16.13 155,375 75,695 9.05 79,680 14.64
Unknown 33,294 20,529 6.31 12,765 5.38 89,616 58,404 6.99 31,212 5.74
Health characteristics-smoking
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Non-Smoker or Former Smoker 459,098 267,828 82.38 191,270 80.57 1,131,188 697,834 83.47 433,354 79.63
Current Smoker 62,966 38,436 11.82 24,530 10.33 138,522 85,759 10.26 52,763 9.70
Unknown 40,447 18,846 5.80 21,601 9.10 110,543 52,470 6.28 58,073 10.67
Survey Language
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
English 530,489 305,301 93.91 225,188 94.86 1,290,687 775,180 92.72 515,507 94.73
Spanish 8,511 6,578 2.02 1,933 0.81 35,384 29,118 3.48 6,266 1.15
None/
Unknown		 23,511 13,231 4.07 10,280 4.33 54,182 31,765 3.80 22,417 4.12
Proxy status
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Proxy 56,841 32,028 9.85 24,813 10.45 173,655 103,420 12.37 70,235 12.91
No Proxy 432,163 257,030 79.06 175,133 73.77 1,021,580 639,055 76.44 382,525 70.29
Unknown 73,507 36,052 11.09 37,455 15.78 185,018 93,588 11.19 91,430 16.80
General health status
Demographic Characteristics Cancer Total Cancer Medicare Advantage Cancer Fee-for-Service Non-SEER * Total Non-SEER * Medicare Advantage Non-SEER * Fee-for-Service
N % N % N % N %
Excellent 41,612 25,107 7.72 16,505 6.95 117,668 72,543 8.68 45,125 8.29
Very Good 140,035 81,467 25.06 58,568 24.67 348,456 208,544 24.94 139,912 25.71
Good 204,095 119,184 36.66 84,911 35.77 472,862 290,804 34.78 182,058 33.45
Fair 124,093 70,323 21.63 53,770 22.65 302,345 183,383 21.93 118,962 21.86
Poor 32,790 16,584 5.10 16,206 6.83 83,971 44,471 5.32 39,500 7.26
Unknown 19,886 12,445 3.83 7,441 3.13 54,951 36,318 4.34 18,633 3.42

* Respondents residing in SEER area at time of survey.

Last Updated: 15 Feb, 2024